Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 52, No. 362, pp. 0,
September 1, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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The year 2000 saw another very significant increase in the number of papers submitted to JXB. Submissions are now up to 614 over the 12 months to January 2001, compared with only 396 submitted during the same period five years ago. Although our rejection rate has increased steadily over the years (now above 60% of all papers received) the increased popularity of the JXB has led to a small queue of papers waiting for publication. We believe that this is unacceptable for authors and we have moved quickly to remove this backlog and speed up the publication process by adding 400 extra pages for 2001. In addition to this we have appointed three new members to the Editorial Board. During 2000, Joe Kieber and David Evans retired from the Board and we are grateful to them both for their efforts on our behalf. We have increased the size of the Board of Editors to help cope with the increase in numbers of submissions and have enhanced the profile of the JXB by the appointment of prominent researchers who are well known in the international plant science community. We are grateful to Karl Josef Dietz, Erwin Dreyer and Richard Napier who agreed to join the Board from the beginning of 2001. Their expertise is in areas where the JXB has a considerable reputation and receives significant numbers of submissions. Brief descriptions of their research activities are added below.
Karl Josef Dietz works in the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants at the University of Bielefeld. His work focuses on the adaptation of plants to varying environmental conditions. The group works on molecular mechanisms, cell biology and whole plant responses. Oxidative stress, heavy metal toxicity, salinity and nutritional imbalances are investigated. He has particular interest in redox regulation of gene expression, tonoplast transport processes, including the structure and function of the vacuolar H+-ATPase, and a group of recently identified antioxidants named peroxiredoxins.
Erwin Dreyer works at INRA in Nancy as one of a group of forest ecologists and ecophysiologists working on the impact of climate change and climate constraints on tree physiology and on canopy functions. His own interests are in the stress responses of trees, with an important emphasis on drought stress. He concentrates on effects on photosynthesis, water relations, stomatal conductance and growth. Recently he has been involved in studies on the plasticity of a range of woody tree species in response to their light environment, and participates in an effort to model carbon balance at the tree level.
Richard Napier works in the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology at HRI Wellesbourne on the mechanism of action of auxin with an interest in the action of all plant hormones, their receptors and signalling pathways. He has interests in the characterisation of proteins, protein structures, targeting, substrate or binding specificities, proteomics and the development of technologies for recording protein–protein interactions. He is also involved in applications of molecular science in plant stress signalling, plant propagation and in plant development for crop improvement.
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